ELIGIBILITY & ENROLLMENT

The SANS 2022 benefits plan year starts January 1st and runs through December 31st. Full-time and part-time employees who work at least 20 hours per week are eligible for medical, dental, vision, short term disability, voluntary long term disability, voluntary accident insurance and voluntary life insurance benefits. New hires are eligible on the first of the month following their date of hire.

You may also elect coverage for your dependents including:

• Your legal spouse • Your dependent children who are: o up to 26 years old o 26 years or older, who are incapable of selfsustaining employment by reason of mental or physical handicap and supported primarily by you (proof of ages and dependence must be submitted)

When to Enroll

If you are a new hire or are newly eligible for benefits, you must enroll in your benefit plans within 30 days of your hire or eligibility date. If you waive coverage upon first eligibility you will be required to wait until the next Open Enrollment period or when you experience a Qualifying Life Event.

How to Enroll or Waive Through ADP

The enrollment process must be completed through the ADP online portal. Employees will be guided through each benefit option to either enroll or waive. You will be required to submit your enrollment once you have completed or waived your elections. Open Enrollment occurs once each calendar year. At that time you may change your benefit elections. Once you have made your selection, you may not change benefit elections until the next Open Enrollment period, unless you or any eligible dependent have a Qualifying Life Event in employment or family status.

Qualifying Life Events* include:

• Marriage, divorce, or legal separation • Adding a dependent child through birth, adoption, or court-ordered custody • Death of a spouse or child • Change in your work schedule affecting benefits, i.e. full-time to part-time or part-time to full-time • Your dependent loses eligibility for coverage • Your spouse loses health coverage through his/her employer • You and/or your spouse and dependents become eligible for COBRA • You and/or your spouse and dependents gain or lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage • You receive a Qualified Medical Child Support

Order (QMCSO)

If you experience a Qualifying Life Event, you have 30 days to notify Human Resources. If you experience a Medicaid or CHIP Qualifying Life

Event, you have 60 days to notify Human

Resources and make any desired benefit changes.

Otherwise, elections you make during the Benefits

Open Enrollment period will remain in effect for the entire plan year and you will have to wait until the next annual Benefits Open Enrollment period.